'one thing we can have is an education system that actually builds skills workers can use. so moving in the direction of internships and apprenticeships is really the best thing we can do.' bill daley, a veteran of both the clinton and obama administrations, agreed. 'that's the paramount thing we should have as the focus of people. yes, thinking for thinking's sake is good, but when you're trying to put together an education system, what's the end result? a better society, a more productive society.' in addition to their own ideas, the speakers also shared some insights on grading the ideas of political candidates. 'what should a voter consider when looking at ideas to fix the economy, what's most important? 'what's realistic to get accomplished. not what the philosophy is, but what can actually get done to implement that philosophy. 'any presidential candidate out there that says we should fire bernanke and follow tighter monetary policy, that's probably pretty bad news for the economy. there is no shortage of ideas when it comes to ways to fix the economy. as for those th